A display exposure monitoring module

ABSTRACT

A display exposure monitoring module configured to monitor the exposure of a person to at least a display, the module including a communication component configured to receive display exposure data indicative of the exposure of the person to a display, a memory storing computer executable instructions and configured to store the received display exposure data; and a processor for executing the computer executable instructions, wherein the computer executable instructions includes instructions for processing the display exposure data to generate display exposure information indicative of an alert information and/or a visual behavior recommendation and/or an activation parameter.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The invention relates to a display exposure monitoring module configuredto monitor the exposure of a person to at least a display, a displayexposure determining device comprising at least one display exposuresensor, a display exposure monitoring system and a method fordetermining display exposure information related to the exposure of aperson to at least a display.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

It has been demonstrated that the time spend by individuals watching ascreen increases with the use of smartphones and tablets. Because theelectronic displays, such as computer screens, TV, smartphones andtablets, do not have the same effect on visual fatigue and health ofindividuals than natural view, it is important to monitor when anindividual is spending time facing an electronic display.

Therefore, there is a need for a method and device for determining whenan individual is watching an electronic display and eventually how longhas he been watching such electronic display.

One object of the present invention is to provide such a method anddevice.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

To this end, the invention proposes a display exposure monitoring moduleconfigured to monitor the exposure of a person to at least a display,the module comprising:

-   -   a communication component configured to receive display exposure        data indicative of the exposure of the person to a display,    -   a memory storing computer executable instructions and configured        to store the received display exposure data; and    -   a processor for executing the computer executable instructions,        wherein the computer executable instructions comprises        instructions for processing the display exposure data to        generate display exposure information indicative of an alert        information and/or a visual behavior recommendation and/or an        activation parameter.

Advantageously, the display exposure monitoring module can be mounted onan existing equipment such as a head mounted device or communicate witha sensing device to monitor the display exposure of a user.

According to further embodiments which can be considered alone or incombination:

-   -   the display exposure data comprise time exposure data indicative        of the time of exposure of the person to at least one display;        and/or    -   the display exposure data comprise electromagnetic wave data        indicative of a feature of the electromagnetic waves received by        the person, in particular by the eyes of the person, when using        the at least one display; and/or    -   the electromagnetic wave data comprise electromagnetic wave        display data indicative of the frequency and/or intensity of the        electromagnetic wave emitted by the display used by the person;        and/or    -   the communication component is further configured to receive        visual fatigue data indicative of the visual fatigue of the        person and the instructions for processing the display exposure        are arranged to generate display exposure information        considering the received visual fatigue data; and/or    -   the communication component is further configured to communicate        at least part of the display exposure information to the at        least one display device.

The invention further relates to a display exposure determining devicecomprising at least one display exposure sensor configured to sense atleast one display exposure parameter indicative of the exposure of aperson to at least a display when using the display exposure determiningdevice and a communication unit configured to communicate displayexposure data indicative of the exposure of the person to a displayexposure monitoring module according to the invention.

According to further embodiments which can be considered alone or incombination:

-   -   the display exposure sensor comprises a scene image acquisition        sensor, for example a camera, configured to acquire a scene        image of the environment facing the person and an image        processing module configured to process the acquired images to        identify an active display in the environment facing the person;        and/or    -   the display exposure monitoring module is embedded in the        device; and/or    -   the display exposure determining device is one of the devices        comprised in the list consisting of a head mounted device, a        smartphone and a tablet.

The invention also relates to a display exposure monitoring systemcomprising a display exposure monitoring module according to theinvention and a display exposure determining device according toinvention, wherein the display exposure determining device is configuredto send display exposure data to the display exposure monitoring module.

According to further embodiments which can be considered alone or incombination:

-   -   the display exposure monitoring system further comprising an        output unit arranged to output a signal, for example a visual        and/or audio signal, to the person based on the information        indicative of a visual recommendation for the person; and/or    -   the display exposure monitoring system further comprises a        programmable lens device comprising a programmable lens and an        optical function controller, the programmable lens having an        optical function and extending between at least one eye of the        wearer and the real world scene when the device is used by the        wearer, and the optical function controller being arranged to        control the optical function of the programmable lens, wherein        the optical function controller is arranged to receive display        exposure information from the display exposure module and modify        the optical function of the programmable electronic lens device        based on the received display exposure information.

The invention further relates to a method for determining displayexposure information related to the exposure of a person to at least adisplay, the method comprising:

-   -   display exposure data receiving step, during which display        exposure data indicative of the exposure of the person to a        display are received,    -   display exposure information determining step, during which a        display exposure information indicative of an alert information        and/or a visual behavior recommendation and/or an activation        parameter is determined based on the display exposure data.

According to further embodiments which can be considered alone or incombination:

-   -   the display exposure data comprise time exposure data indicative        of the time of exposure of the person to at least one display;        and/or    -   the display exposure data comprise electromagnetic wave data        indicative of a feature of the electromagnetic waves received by        the person when using the at least one display;    -   the method further comprises a visual fatigue data receiving        step during which visual fatigue data indicative of the visual        fatigue of the person are received and during the display        exposure information determining step the display exposure        information is determined considering the visual fatigue data.

The invention further relates to a computer program product comprisingone or more stored sequences of instructions that are accessible to aprocessor and which, when executed by the processor, causes theprocessor to carry out the steps of the method according to theinvention.

The invention also relates to a computer-readable storage medium havinga program recorded thereon; where the program makes the computer executethe method of the invention.

The invention further relates to a device comprising a processor adaptedto store one or more sequence of instructions and to carry out at leastone of the steps of the method according to the invention.

Unless specifically stated otherwise, as apparent from the followingdiscussions, it is appreciated that throughout the specificationdiscussions utilizing terms such as “computing”, “calculating”, or thelike, refer to the action and/or processes of a computer or computingsystem, or similar electronic computing device, that manipulate and/ortransform data represented as physical, such as electronic, quantitieswithin the computing system's registers and/or memories into other datasimilarly represented as physical quantities within the computingsystem's memories, registers or other such information storage,transmission or display devices.

Embodiments of the present invention may include apparatuses forperforming the operations herein. This apparatus may be speciallyconstructed for the desired purposes, or it may comprise a generalpurpose computer or Digital Signal Processor (“DSP”) selectivelyactivated or reconfigured by a computer program stored in the computer.Such a computer program may be stored in a computer readable storagemedium, such as, but is not limited to, any type of disk includingfloppy disks, optical disks, CD-ROMs, magnetic-optical disks, read-onlymemories (ROMs), random access memories (RAMs) electrically programmableread-only memories (EPROMs), electrically erasable and programmable readonly memories (EEPROMs), magnetic or optical cards, or any other type ofmedia suitable for storing electronic instructions, and capable of beingcoupled to a computer system bus.

The processes and displays presented herein are not inherently relatedto any particular computer or other apparatus. Various general purposesystems may be used with programs in accordance with the teachingsherein, or it may prove convenient to construct a more specializedapparatus to perform the desired method.

The desired structure for a variety of these systems will appear fromthe description below. In addition, embodiments of the present inventionare not described with reference to any particular programming language.It will be appreciated that a variety of programming languages may beused to implement the teachings of the inventions as described herein.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Embodiments of the invention will now be described, by way of exampleonly, and with reference to the following drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a schematic representation of a display exposure monitoringmodule according to the invention,

FIG. 2 is a schematic representation of a display exposure determiningdevice according to the invention,

FIG. 3 is a schematic representation of a display exposure monitoringsystem according to the invention, and

FIG. 4 is an illustration of a chart-flow of a method according to theinvention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Elements in the figures are illustrated for simplicity and clarity andhave not necessarily been drawn to scale. For example, the dimensions ofsome of the elements in the figure may be exaggerated relative to otherelements to help improve the understanding of the embodiments of thepresent invention.

The invention relates to a display exposure monitoring module configuredto monitor the exposure of a person to at least a display, for examplean electronic display. As illustrated on FIG. 1, the display exposuremonitoring module 10 comprises a communication component 12, a memory14, and a processor 16.

The communication component 12 is configured to receive display exposuredata, for example from a display exposure determining device asdescribed in greater detail latter. The display exposure data areindicative of the exposure of the person to a display, for exampleindicative of the exposure to an electronic display of the user of adisplay exposure determining device according to the invention.

The display exposure data may comprise data indicative of the exposureto different display. For example, the display exposure data maydifferentiate the type of display based on the viewing distance. Forexample, the viewing distance of a person when watching a TV screen, acomputer screen or a smartphone is usually different and the impact onthe visual fatigue of the person is also different.

Furthermore, the quality of the display device and/or the type of backlight used in display device may be considered when establishing groupsof display device. Indeed, such features of the display device may havein impact on the user of the device, for example on the visual fatigueof the user.

The display exposure data may comprise time exposure data indicative ofthe time of exposure of the person to at least one display. The timeexposure data may comprise indication of the time spent exposed to aspecific display device or of the daily time of exposure to displaydevices in general or of the daily time of exposure to differentcategories of display devices.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the display exposure datacomprise electromagnetic wave data. The electromagnetic wave data areindicative of a feature of the electromagnetic waves received by theperson when exposed to a display device.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the electromagnetic wavedata are indicative of features of the electromagnetic waves received bya person may correspond to:

-   -   ultraviolet, i.e. wavelength comprised between 100 nm and 400        nm; and/or    -   visible light, i.e. wavelength comprised between 400 nm and 800        mm; and/or    -   infrared red radiation, i.e. wavelength greater than 800 nm, and        for example smaller than 2500 nm.

In a preferred embodiment, the electromagnetic wave data are indicativeof the electromagnetic waves received by the eyes of the person whenexposed to a display device.

Typically, the electromagnetic wave data comprise electromagnetic wavedisplay data indicative of the frequency and/or intensity of theelectromagnetic wave emitted by the display used by the person.

The memory 14 is configured to store at least computer executableinstructions. The memory 14 may also be configured to store at leastpart of the received display exposure data.

The memory 14 may also store further user related data that may be usedfor determining the monitor the exposure of a user, for example, thetype of smartphone or computer screen or TV screen used most used by theuser. Such features may provide information concerning the displaydevice such as the spectrum of light emission of the backlighting of thedevice and/or the specific absorption rate of the device.

The processor 16 is configured to execute the computer executableinstructions stored in the memory 14. The computer executableinstructions comprise instructions for processing the display exposuredata to generate display exposure information indicative of an alertinformation and/or a visual behavior recommendation and/or an activationparameter.

According to an embodiment of the invention, statistics analysis of thedisplay exposure data may be used to generate display exposureinformation.

Statistics involves the collection, organization, analysis,interpretation, and/or presentation of measured/collected data. Withadvances in technology, more extensive and complex computing allowsmassive amounts of data to be collected, stored and/or processed.Further, methods for evaluating the data are numerous.

The two main types of statistics are descriptive and inferentialstatistics.

Descriptive statistics includes methods for organizing and summarizingcollected data. These methods include, but are not limited to, graphs,tables, charts and measurements such as averages, percentiles, andmeasures of variation of the data.

Data mining for pattern detection, machine learning and artificialintelligence methods, regression modeling and summary statistics can beemployed in descriptive statistics.

Inferential statistics is based on methods for making conclusions aboutdata collected based on the evaluation of a sample of the data. Forexample, predictions can be made regarding the entire set of data. Anexample prediction can relate to the likelihood that a level of visualfatigue is reached based on the display exposure data. Recommendationscan be made according to such predictions.

Statistical methods such as regression analysis can be employed toanalyze data. Regression analysis includes techniques for analyzingdifferent variables to determine the relationship between one or moredependent variables and independent variables. For example, the analysiscan be employed to determine how the value of a dependent variablechanges when a value of one independent variable changes while keepingthe values of other independent variables constant. Regression analysiscan be employed for prediction and overlaps with the field of machinelearning (a branch of artificial intelligence that employs algorithms toidentify patterns in data and/or make predictions based on evaluateddata).

Different models can be employed in regression analysis to model therelationship between two variables. Linear regression is a type ofregression analysis. Linear regression models the relationship between adependent variable and an independent variable using linear predictorfunctions. Unknown model parameters are estimated from the data on whichlinear regression is performed. Interpolation methods can be employed toperform prediction based on values within the set of collected data usedfor model-fitting while extrapolation can be employed to performprediction based on values outside the set of collected data.

In linear regression models, the conditional mean of an independentvariable given the dependent variable value is typically an affinefunction. In some cases, the median, or some other quantile of theconditional distribution of the independent variable given the dependentvariable is a linear function of the dependent variable.

Non-linear regression is a type of regression analysis in which observedinformation is modeled by a non-linear function. The non-linear functionis a combination of the model parameters and depends on an independentvariable

According to a further embodiment of the invention, the communicationcomponent is further configured to receive visual fatigue dataindicative of the visual fatigue of the person.

The instructions for processing the display exposure data are arrangedto generate display exposure information considering the received visualfatigue data.

For example, the visual fatigue data may provide an indication that theperson's visual fatigue is over a threshold value and when generatingthe display exposure information such indication may be considered togenerate a recommendation to the person, for example to stop using anelectronic display for a given amount of time.

The communication component may further be configured to communicate atleast part of the display exposure information to the at least onedisplay device. For example, the display exposure information maycomprise activation parameters that are communication to the displaydevice to adjust the parameters of such device.

The adjustment may be limited to adjusting the display, for example thebacklight. Furthermore the adjustment may be to have the display devicedisplay a message to the user, for example that he has been exposed orusing the device for too long.

As illustrated on FIG. 2, the invention further relates to a displayexposure determining device 20.

According to the embodiment illustrated on FIG. 2, the display exposuredetermining device 20 is intended to be worn by a user. Typically, thedisplay exposure determining device 20 is a head mounted devicecomprising a spectacle frame that may comprise optical lenses 22.

Other head mounted device may be used, in particular head mounteddevices that do not comprise optical lenses.

Furthermore, the display exposure determining device could be integratedin a smartphone or tablet using the sensors of such devices.

The display exposure determining device 20 illustrated on FIG. 2,further comprises sensors 32 and a communication unit 38.

The sensors 32 are configured to sense at least one display exposureparameter indicative of the exposure of a person to at least a displaywhen using the display exposure determining device.

An example of sensor that may be used to detect a display is an imagesensor, like a camera. Actual cameras are CMOS or CCD sensors, withmedium or high definition, such as 640×480 pixels (VGA format) or HDTV1920×1080 pixels.

The camera may be mounted on a head mounted device such as a spectacleframe and oriented so as to acquire image of the field of view of theuser.

A calibration of the camera field of view can be made to betterdetermine the zone that can be analyzed, for example the reading fieldof view of the user.

The communication unit 38 is configured to communicate display exposuredata indicative of the exposure of the person to a display exposuremonitoring module 10 according to the invention.

In the embodiment illustrated on FIG. 2, the display exposure monitoringmodule 10 is embedded in the display exposure determining device 20. Thecommunication unit 38 typically communicates with the communicationcomponent 12 of the display exposure monitoring module 10 via anelectrical connection.

Alternatively, the display exposure monitoring module 10 could be partof a distinct entity, for example a smartphone, a tablet, a smartwatchor any other device. Such distant entity may typically communicate withthe display exposure determining device or module by wirelesscommunication. The wireless communication can use differentcommunication protocols such a Bluetooth, Zigbee, Wifi or others.

As illustrated on FIG. 3, the invention further relates to a displayexposure monitoring system comprising a display exposure monitoringmodule 10 according to the invention and a display exposure determiningdevice 20 according to the invention. The display exposure determiningdevice 20 is configured to send display exposure data to the displayexposure monitoring module.

Although not represented on the figures, the display exposure monitoringsystem according to the invention may comprise an output unit arrangedto output a signal, for example a visual and/or audio signal, to theperson based on the information indicative of a visual recommendationfor the person.

Typically, the output unit may be a visual output unit configured toprovide a visual signal to the user based on the information indicativeof the display exposure information. Such visual signal output unit maybe a simple led or a more complex display device allowing for example todisplay a text message to the user.

The output unit may be an audio output unit such as a speaker or anintraocular prosthesis outputting an audio message to the user.

The output unit may be configured to provide a haptic feedback to theuser such as a specific vibration.

The output unit may be part of a distant entity connected to the displayexposure monitoring system. For example the output unit may be part apersonal digital assistants, an audio/video device, a mobile phone, aMPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 (MP3) player, a personal computer, a laptop, atablet, a bluetooth headset, a watch, a wristband, etc . . .

Such distant entity may typically communicate with the elements of thedisplay exposure monitoring system by wireless communication. Thewireless communication can use different communication protocols such aBluetooth, Zigbee, Wifi or others.

The display exposure monitoring system may comprise a programmable lensdevice comprising a programmable lens and an optical functioncontroller.

Typically, the programmable lens has an optical function and extendingbetween at least one eye of the wearer and the real world scene when thedevice is used by the wearer. The optical function controller isarranged to control the optical function of the programmable lens.

According to the invention, the optical function controller is arrangedto receive display exposure information from the display exposure moduleand modify the optical function of the programmable electronic lensdevice based on the received display exposure information.

The optical function may comprise dioptric function, light absorption,polarizing capability, reinforcement of contrast capacity, etc . . .

The dioptric function corresponds to the optical lens power (mean power,astigmatism etc . . . ) as a function of the gaze direction.

The optical function of the programmable lens may comprise the dioptricfunction of at least one of the lenses, a sun protection function forexample by controlling a transmission parameter of the lens or thepolarization of a surface of the lens.

For example, the dioptric function may be adapted based on the displayexposure data by adapting the addition in the near zone to relieve theuser from visual fatigue. The color or light absorption of the opticallenses may also be adapted based on the display exposure data.

Advantageously, that optical function won't comprise the addition/tintwhen it is not needed by the user and thus protecting eyes of the userfrom unnecessary symptoms of headache, dizziness etc.

The invention further relates to a method for determining displayexposure information related to the exposure of a person to at least onedisplay, for example an electronic display.

As illustrated on FIG. 4, the method comprises:

-   -   display exposure data receiving step S1, and    -   display exposure information determining step S2.

During the display exposure data receiving step Si display exposure dataindicative of the exposure of the person to a display are received.Typically, the display exposure data are sense by a sensor of a displayexposure determining device according to the invention.

To determine that the person is watching a display screen the method ofthe invention may comprises analyzing images of the scene facing theuser.

Typically, the image is analyzed and a rectangular object detection ismade, to detect a display shape. This rectangular object can be seen asa rectangle with some shape distortion because it is not orientedperfectly in front of the camera axis, so it is seen as a trapeze.

Inside this surface the luminance is higher than outside if the surfaceis an emissive screen, like LCD or OLED display, and the image isusually not static.

Dynamic image analysis can also give relevant information about the useractivity, for example watching a movie or playing video game. Rectangledetection and high luminance checking can detect an emissive screen.

The method may comprise detecting round shapes that are typical withcurved TV set.

Analyzing the shape of the rectangle can give information of the type ofscreen, like smartphone, TV, tablet or game console screen.

Also with a camera having small integration time when a LCD displayscreen is filmed the resulting image may not be uniform, because ofscanning difference frequencies between the screen and the camera. Thisartefact can be used to detect that the camera is acquiring images of anelectronic display.

Difference with outside window view can be made easily because a windowis usually much bigger size, and luminance in the window surface is muchhigher that luminance of a TV screen, during the day. During the nightthe window is a fixed image and can be also easily discriminated.

If the person is reading an e-book, with non-emissive display, therectangle shape can be also detected and inside the rectangle the imagehas a special luminance distribution that can be detected by histogram.Indeed, typically e-book display only use two colors. Paper book can bedifferentiated because the luminance distribution is not be the same,due to paper reflectance with external light, and also the shape of abook is no exactly rectangular, because of folded pages or cover.

With additional sensors it is possible to improve the detection quality.For example a dual camera system can provide 3D measurement of theenvironment and improve the screen detection, the screen can be held onthe hand in case of small display, or in a room in case of TV screen orcomputer screen. External window is also easily detected because on thesame surface as a wall.

It is also possible to detect signal coming from the screen in case itemit some signal, for example 3D TV that emit sync signal for electronicshutter glasses, or TV with a bluetooth sound channel. In these casesthe display exposure device can detect the signal emitted from thedisplay device, and detect more easily that the person is exposed to thedisplay device, for example is watching the display device.

Another sensor that can help to detect electronic display is based onwavelength detection of the display. LCD display use Red Green and Bluefilters and white LED to make the display, and the resulting is emissionof particular wavelength very different from natural light, that have aregular and fixed spectrum.

OLED displays also have three basic color wavelengths, that depend ofthe LED structure. A spectrum analysis can easily detect if the lightreceived is natural, for example coming from a window or reflectance ofa book in natural light, or from an electronic display device, such as aTV or computer or phone screen.

A Time of Flight distance sensor can also improve the detection, becausereflectance on a screen is very different compared to paper or otherobject. An electronic display emits light and does not reflect well theinfrared light emitted by the TOF sensor, whereas a passive object likea paper book better reflects the TOF beam, and does not emit light.

Accelerometer and gyroscope mounted in a head mounted device may also besensors that can be used to improve detection, because these sensorsgive information about the person's behavior. For example the head of aperson usually do not move when watching a screen or book. Therefore, ifthe accelerometer and gyroscope sensors detect an important headactivity, this means that the person is not watching a screen and thesearch of screen can be disabled, to save energy. Furthermore, usuallywhen reading a book or a small screen the head is oriented down, andhorizontally when watching TV or a computer screen.

During the display exposure information determining step S2, a displayexposure information indicative of an alert information and/or a visualbehavior recommendation and/or an activation parameter is determinedbased on the display exposure data.

As detailed previously, the display exposure information may bedetermined using statistical analyzes of the display exposure data.

The invention has been described above with the aid of embodimentswithout limitation of the general inventive concept.

Many further modifications and variations will suggest themselves tothose skilled in the art upon making reference to the foregoingillustrative embodiments, which are given by way of example only andwhich are not intended to limit the scope of the invention, that beingdetermined solely by the appended claims.

In the claims, the word “comprising” does not exclude other elements orsteps, and the indefinite article “a” or “an” does not exclude aplurality. The mere fact that different features are recited in mutuallydifferent dependent claims does not indicate that a combination of thesefeatures cannot be advantageously used. Any reference signs in theclaims should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention.

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 17. A display exposure monitoring module configured tomonitor the exposure of a person to a plurality of display, the modulecomprising: a communication component configured to receive displayexposure data indicative of the exposure of the person to a plurality ofdisplay, a memory storing computer executable instructions andconfigured to store the received display exposure data; and a processorfor executing the computer executable instructions, wherein the computerexecutable instructions comprises instructions for processing thedisplay exposure data to generate display exposure informationindicative of an alert information and/or a visual behaviorrecommendation and/or an activation parameter.
 18. The display exposuremonitoring module according to claim 17, wherein the display exposuredata comprise time exposure data indicative of the time of exposure ofthe person to a plurality of display.
 19. The display exposuremonitoring module according to claim 17, wherein the display exposuredata comprise electromagnetic wave data indicative of a feature of theelectromagnetic waves received by the eyes of the person when using theplurality of display.
 20. The display exposure monitoring moduleaccording to claim 17, wherein the communication component is furtherconfigured to receive visual fatigue data indicative of the visualfatigue of the person and the instructions for processing the displayexposure are arranged to generate display exposure informationconsidering the received visual fatigue data.
 21. The display exposuremonitoring module according to claim 17, wherein the communicationcomponent is further configured to communicate at least part of thedisplay exposure information to the plurality of display device.
 22. Adisplay exposure determining device comprising at least one displayexposure sensor configured to sense at least one display exposureparameter indicative of the exposure of a person to a plurality ofdisplay when using the display exposure determining device and acommunication unit configured to communicate display exposure dataindicative of the exposure of the person to a display exposuremonitoring module according to claim
 17. 23. The display exposuredetermining device according to claim 22, wherein the display exposuresensor comprises a scene image acquisition sensor, a camera, configuredto acquire a scene image of the environment facing the person and animage processing module configured to process the acquired images toidentify an active display in the environment facing the person.
 24. Thedisplay exposure determining device according to claim 22, wherein thedisplay exposure monitoring module is embedded in the device.
 25. Thedisplay exposure determining device according to claim 22, wherein thedisplay exposure determining device is one of the devices comprised inthe list consisting of a head mounted device, a smartphone and a tablet.26. A display exposure monitoring system comprising a display exposuremonitoring module according to claim 17, and a display exposuredetermining device, wherein the display exposure determining device isconfigured to send display exposure data to the display exposuremonitoring module.
 27. The display exposure monitoring system accordingto claim 26, further comprising an output unit arranged to output asignal, a visual and/or audio signal, to the person based on theinformation indicative of a visual recommendation for the person. 28.The display exposure monitoring system according to claim 26, furthercomprising a programmable lens device comprising a programmable lens andan optical function controller, the programmable lens having an opticalfunction and extending between at least one eye of the wearer and thereal world scene when the device is used by the wearer, and the opticalfunction controller being arranged to control the optical function ofthe programmable lens, wherein the optical function controller isarranged to receive display exposure information from the displayexposure module and modify the optical function of the programmableelectronic lens device based on the received display exposureinformation.
 29. A method for determining display exposure informationrelated to the exposure of a person to a plurality of display, themethod comprising: display exposure data receiving step, during whichdisplay exposure data indicative of the exposure of the person to aplurality of display are received, display exposure informationdetermining step, during which a display exposure information indicativeof an alert information and/or a visual behavior recommendation and/oran activation parameter is determined based on the display exposuredata.
 30. The method according to claim 29, wherein the exposure dataare determined based on an analysis of the images of the scene facingthe user.
 31. The method according to claim 29, wherein the displayexposure data comprise time exposure data indicative of the time ofexposure of the person to a plurality of display.
 32. The methodaccording to claim 29, wherein the display exposure data compriseelectromagnetic wave data indicative of a feature of the electromagneticwaves received by the person when using the plurality of display.